Seminole Tribe

Unconquered Florida people

The Seminole Tribe is a Native American people originally from Florida, formed in the 18th century from various southeastern tribes including Creek migrants.

The Seminoles famously resisted U.S. removal policies in three wars, with some remaining in Florida's Everglades rather than relocating to Oklahoma.

Today two main groups exist: the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, both federally recognized.

The Seminole Tribe operates casinos across Florida.

OsceolaSeminole war chief
FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
traditionsLong-established customs passed down
EvergladesFlorida's vast subtropical preserve
Trail of Tears1830s forced indigenous relocation

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county government · municipal government · colonial government · Congress

colonial history/indigenous status

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Historical Iberian colonial power

British Empire · U.S. Army · Andrew Jackson · colonial settlers · plantation owners

resistance vs. subjugation

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Federally recognized indigenous government

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